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CHEBI:15373 - biopterin

ChEBI IDCHEBI:15373
ChEBI Namebiopterin
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DefinitionA pterin derivative that consists of pterin bearing amino, oxo and 1,2-dihydroxypropyl substituents at positions 2, 4 and 6 respectively. The parent of the class of biopterins; the L-erythro isomer occurs widely in nature.
Secondary ChEBI IDsCHEBI:3107, CHEBI:13904, CHEBI:22880
Last Modified20 March 2017
SubmitterMarcus Ennis
DownloadsMolfile
FormulaC9H11N5O3
Net Charge0
Average Mass237.219
Monoisotopic Mass237.08619
SMILESCC(O)C(O)c1cnc2nc(N)nc(=O)c2n1
InChIInChI=1S/C9H11N5O3/c1-3(15)6(16)4-2-11-7-5(12-4)8(17)14-9(10)13-7/h2-3,6,15-16H,1H3,(H3,10,11,13,14,17)
InChIKeyLHQIJBMDNUYRAM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Wikipedia
Roles Classification
Biological Roles:
coenzyme  A low-molecular-weight, non-protein organic compound participating in enzymatic reactions as dissociable acceptor or donor of chemical groups or electrons.
metabolite  Any intermediate or product resulting from metabolism. The term 'metabolite' subsumes the classes commonly known as primary and secondary metabolites.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
biopterin (CHEBI:15373) has role coenzyme (CHEBI:23354)
biopterin (CHEBI:15373) has role metabolite (CHEBI:25212)
biopterin (CHEBI:15373) is a biopterins (CHEBI:22881)
Incoming Relation(s)
D-erythro-biopterin (CHEBI:41183) is a biopterin (CHEBI:15373)
L-erythro-biopterin (CHEBI:63931) is a biopterin (CHEBI:15373)
IUPAC Name 
2-amino-6-(1,2-dihydroxypropyl)pteridin-4(3H)-one
Synonyms  Source
BiopterinKEGG COMPOUND
2-Amino-6-(1,2-dihydroxypropyl)-4(1H)-pteridinoneKEGG COMPOUND
2-amino-6-(1,2-dihydroxypropyl)-4(1H)-pteridinoneChEBI
Manual XrefsDatabases
C06313KEGG COMPOUND
C06313KEGG COMPOUND
BiopterinWikipedia
DB03886DrugBank
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:234314Reaxys
CAS:22150-76-1ChemIDplus
Citations